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A brain aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery in the brain. They are sometimes called berry aneurysms because they are often the size of a small berry. Most brain aneurysms produce no symptoms until they become large, begin to leak blood, or rupture.

If a brain aneurysm presses on nerves in your brain, it can cause signs and symptoms. These can include: (Read more)

Drawing of a brain aneurysm.
Results 1 - 10 of 56 for cerebral aneurysm
  1. Brain Aneurysm (National Library of Medicine)
    A brain aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery in the brain. They are sometimes called berry aneurysms because they are ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/brainaneurysm.html - Health Topics
  2. Aneurysm in the brain
    Aneurysm - cerebral; Cerebral aneurysm ... than other types of aneurysms. Other types of cerebral aneurysm involve widening of an entire blood vessel, or ... brain. Risk factors include a family history of cerebral aneurysms, and certain medical problems such as polycystic kidney ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001414.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cerebral Aneurysm From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
    ... can I get more information? What is a cerebral aneurysm? A cerebral aneurysm (also known as an intracranial ... base of the skull. top What causes a cerebral aneurysm? Cerebral aneurysms can be congenital, resulting from an ...
    www.ninds.nih.gov/.../detail_cerebral_aneurysm.htm - External Health Links
  4. Cerebral Aneurysm From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
    ... en Español Additional resources from MEDLINEplus What is Cerebral Aneurysm? A cerebral aneurysm is the dilation, bulging, or ... such as cerebral aneurysms. NIH Patient Recruitment for Cerebral Aneurysm Clinical Trials At NIH Clinical Center Throughout the ...
    www.ninds.nih.gov/.../cerebral_aneurysm.htm - External Health Links
  5. Treatment Options for Cerebral Aneurysms (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
    ... what procedure to have if I have a cerebral aneurysm? The treatment of choice for an intracranial aneurysm, ...
    www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/treatment.asp - External Health Links
  6. Brain aneurysm repair
    Aneurysm repair - cerebral; Cerebral aneurysm repair; Coiling; Saccular aneurysm repair; Berry aneurysm repair; Fusiform aneurysm repair; Dissecting aneurysm repair; Endovascular aneurysm repair
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007372.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. ClinicalTrials.gov: Intracranial Aneurysm (National Institutes of Health)
    clinicaltrials.gov/.../condition="Intracranial+Aneurysm" - External Health Links
  8. Cerebral aneurysm (image)
    ... or death. A person who has a ruptured cerebral aneurysm may complain of the sudden onset of "the ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17031.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Cerebral aneurysm (image)
    ... and is bleeding into the brain. A ruptured intracranial aneurysm causes intracranial bleeding and is considered very dangerous.
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19430.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Ruptured intracranial aneurysm (image)
    A ruptured intracranial aneurysm causes intracranial bleeding and is considered very dangerous.
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/8615.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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